Hog-nose cutter



(ModeL) R. PEMBLE,S1-.,R. PEMBLE, Jr., 8v J. H. HAYES". Hog Nose Cutter.

No. 233,694. Patented Oct. 26, 1880.v

f venTZr "zi /zb MPETERS. PNDYO-UIKOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT PEMBLE, SR., ROBERT PEMBLE, JR., AND JAMES H. HAYES, OF OERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS.

HOG-NOSE CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,694, dated October 26, 1880.

Applicatidn filed July 31, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT PEMBLE, Sn, ROBERT PEMBLE, J r., and JAMES H. HAYES, all of Oerro Gordo, in the county of Piatt and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Nose-Punch; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact de scription of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which the figure represents a perspective view of our invention.

Our invention has for its object to provide a simple and effective instrument for punching or cuttin gout apiece of flesh from the nose of swinefor the purpose of preventing them from rooting; and to this end it consists of apunch of suitable form combined with and operated by a novel system of levers and connections, substantially as we will now proceed to describe.

In the drawing, A B represent the two main arms or levers of the instrument, jointed or hinged together at a, the former carrying a hollow cutting-punch, O, and the latter ajaw, D, which co-operates with the punch. The lever A is made substantially straight, while the lever B is formed straight to the point I), where it curves outward, so that when the straight portion of the lever B is parallel, or nearly so, to the lever A the punch and its co-operating jaw will come together. A stop, S, between the levers A and B operates to prevent the punch cutting too hard against the jaw D, and also the levers from springing. Fulcrurned to the outer side of the lever A is a third lever, E, the longer arm of which extends out over the jointed end of the levers A and B, and to whose shorter arm is articulated a slotted or bifurcated link, 1*, articulated to the lever B at c.

The cutting-punch 0 may be of any suitable form, though we prefer to make it oval or D- shaped.

By raising the lever E the levers A and B are separated, as shown in the drawing, so as to enable the nose of the swine to be inserted between the punch O and its co-operating jaw, and then, by bringing the handle of the lever E down against the lever A, a powerful pressure is exerted on the punch, which enables it to punch or cut out completely a piece from the animals nose.

An operation of this kind upon the animal, while it effectually prevents him from rooting, does not interfere with his eating, as the noserings and other appliances now in use sometimes do.

WVe claim as our invention- The combination, with the lever B, straight at its hinged end and curved downward at its forward end at b, and provided with the stop S and end jaw, D, of the lever A, hinged to the lever B at a, and provided with the punch O, bent lever E, fulcruined to the lever A, and bifurcated link F, pivoted to the lever B at c, straddling the lever A and pivotally secured at its upper end to the outer end of the lever E, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

ROBERT PEMBLE, SR. ROBERT PEMBLE, JR. JAMES H. HAYES. Witnesses:

L. D. NOBLE, T. J. WIMMER. 

